"...No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him." 1Cor.2:9

"...When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." Ps.139:15,16

Dear Sweet Daughter

As a girl I had a common dream, to be a mom someday.
My baby would have eyes of blue and hair the hue of hay.
But now my dreams have been transformed. New visions fill my head.
Now the tresses that I long to stroke are raven black instead.
And in my dreams those eyes are not so big or blue or round.
Now in my dreams they're almond shaped and colored cocoa brown.
And in my dreams my arms can stretch across enormous seas.
They reach half-way around the world and hold you close to me.
As you grow in your mother's womb, carefully knit together, you're also growing in my heart, where you will stay forever.
And in my dreams the moment that your mother says good-bye, I'll be right there to comfort you and hold you as you cry.
Our features may not look alike; we're different as can be.
But still I know the Father has created you for me.
And though I've not yet seen your face, or held your tiny hands,
and though we're half a world apart in very different lands.
I'll be right there to get you just as soon as God allows.
But 'til He says the time is right I give to you this vow.
I'll pray for your protection every night on bended knee,
For God will hold you in His arms until you're here with me.~Gayle Leubecker~

Sunday, February 27, 2011

It has been a long while since I last posted. Who would have thought that one small child could keep me so busy ~ obviously not me. So here is the short version of the last few months:

Since my last post we have taken two road trips (Are we there yet?) to visit grandparents. The good news is we had great visits. The bad news is our built-in DVD player did not work and the car time was awful. Journey absolutely does not like sitting in her car seat for long periods (who can blame her?) and even though we stopped frequently, it wasn’t enough for her and she let us know at the top of her lungs. I have to say, the kid is persistent. We have had the car into the dealership twice to have the player repaired and don’t plan on taking any more road trips until we’re sure it works.

Christmas was definitely much more fun this year and Journey quickly learned that presents were a good thing. She did pretty well at not touching the tree – I’m sure she wondered why we had put that big thing in our living room.

We also celebrated Chinese New Year, the year of the Rabbit, by attending a couple of celebrations. Our friends from China helped us with the traditions.

We had LOTS of snow this winter and Journey was not sure what to think about it. She received some beach toys for her birthday and they worked great for playing in the snow.

On February 5th we celebrated her second birthday. I took some time to reflect on how much she has grown since we brought her home in July, both physically and emotionally. She is still quite a little character, mischievous and charming people with her smile. She has learned the sounds of the all the letters in the alphabet and can name most of them. Her vocabulary has grown, although Doug says I’m the only one who can identify the words. Even though we don’t understand all of what she says, she is quite happy to chatter away most of her waking hours and she has started singing songs (her own) with lots of hand movements and in a very loud voice. She especially likes to do this when we are grocery shopping, so we get quite a few looks.

About Me

I am married to a great guy who also happens to be my best friend. We were married in May, 1995, and it has been quite an adventure. I am now "retired" from working outside the home and looking forward to being a stay-at-home mom. We attend Bear Valley Community Church and have a wonderful church family. Our ministry passions are building strong marriages and helping others to grow in their relationship with Jesus.